Chapter 571: Counterattack! Thorns Swamp!

“No wonder there’s no vulture or hyena in the Thorns Swamp.”

Mody could not help but feel emotional.

“What do you mean?” Stingham walked up to him, “Aren’t they rats? What does it have to do with vultures and hyenas?”

“They are all scavengers.”

Chris looked at Stingham and explained, “In a place like this, if there’s no large population of scavengers, it’s very easy for diseases and plagues even monsters and beasts cannot withstand to spread. Metal Devouring Rats eat rotten meat, bones and some minerals. There are so many of them here that there isn’t enough food for vultures and hyenas to live.”

“These rats like to gnaw on bones? Why didn’t they come before to eat? There are so many bones here.” Stingham was skeptical.

“Maybe because the skeletons are humanoid. They would feel sick.” Ayrin guessed.

“You...